Opinion
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COLUMN: Some vices good for the soul
Eric Howerton | August 23As a philosophy major I strive not to have any vices nor obsessive tendencies for the betterment of my existence.
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Column: Regents far too money-minded
August 22by Richard M. Berthold Daily Lobo Columnist Bill Gordon is gone now, off to be provost and no doubt soon president of Wake Forest University. He was probably the best we could do: unlike most he was a long-time faculty member at UNM and appeared to have some genuine concern for students and faculty (though most of the innovations in undergraduate teaching should be credited to University College dean Peter White.
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Editorial: Uncertain times call for student response
Angela Williams | August 22It's been a very disturbing year. Perhaps every year is eerie and strange in its way, but the events from the end of 2001 straight through 2002 have affected this country's mindset in new and troubling ways. The obvious, of course, is Sept. 11, and as the anniversary looms ever closer the memory of that day rings louder and louder.
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Column: Attacking Iraq will only fuel anger toward U.S.
August 22by Gordon S. Clark Knight Ridder-Tribune The hard-line hawks in the Bush administration are pushing for a "regime change" in Iraq and preparing for war. But the consequences of a U.S. attack on Iraq range from troubling to potentially catastrophic.
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Letter: Purpose of education is to expose diversity
August 21I am an over 50-year old grad student, and if memory serves me, the women of my generation worked hard and paid dearly for the opportunity to express ourselves in whatever manner we felt appropriate - whether it be to dance at TD's or to be an opponent of the very concept of their advertising in a university newspaper.
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Column: Americans on guard, will not allow a second tragedy
August 21Over the summer a lot of students took trips by airplane to visit relatives, return home, go on vacations and whatever else took them across the country and the world. All of them passed through the new and improved security at America's airports.
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Column: Students' ideas benefit library
August 21During the past two spring semesters a random sample of UNM faculty and students have had the opportunity to participate in a nationally conducted survey regarding the General Library's (GL) collections and services. This is the first of three articles to address specific concerns commented upon by the participants of this year's survey.
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Letter: Bush's enthusiasm misleading
August 21Once again, I have to really question the words that come out of our illustrious president's mouth. Last week I heard a news clip from Dubya's economic summit. Bush was quoted as saying he was confident of an economic upswing. His optimism is based on his strong belief in the spirit of our nation's people and the fruits of their labor.
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LETTER: U.N. World Summit is last chance for change
August 20Editor, After the events of the past year, and with the ongoing post-Sept. 11 dialogues regarding U.S. foreign policy and our internal state of affairs (patriotism vs. tolerance, security vs. civil liberties, etc.), it seems that discussion of the environment and matters of sustainable growth and development have fallen to the wayside.
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LETTER: Phrase 'Under God' in pledge is harmful
August 20Editor, In the Lobo, Stephanie Neubeck wrote, "I, personally, have never heard of a law requiring all American citizens to say the Pledge of Allegiance. In all the schools I have ever attended . . . I have never been forced to say the pledge." Actually, half of the states now require the pledge as part of the school day and half a dozen more recommend it.
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COLUMN: Anarchism: do try this at home
August 20by Sari Krosinsky Daily Lobo Columnist By popular demand, I bring you the shortest class you'll have this semester: Anarchism 101, introduction to anarchist thought in 700 words or less. I'll warn you that you shouldn't bother to take this as a definitive course, for two reasons.
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LETTER: Ads do not represent UNM in positive light
August 19Editor, I am writing to express my dismay and disappointment at the full-page TD’s Showclub ad in the July 25 to Aug. 11 Daily Lobo. I really thought that as an institution of higher education, UNM would refuse to participate in this type of degradation and objectification of women.
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EDITORIAL: Lobo doesn't shelter campus from reality
August 19Yes, I am a woman. I also am a first-generation Hispanic-American. I also am an editor. In that order. My mother is part of a generation of women who stood in picket lines to advocate for equality for women. She grew up with the stigma of being not only a woman, but a Latina in 1960s New York City.
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LETTER: PET scanner a boon
August 19Editor, Thank you for reporting on UNM’s recent acquisition of a PET scanner and its unique ability to image metabolic patterns. Our Health Science Center’s current brochure highlighting research lists their Diabetes Center as funded the most. In light of this, it is hoped that they will look for interesting ways in which PET can be applied to diabetes, which is a metabolic disease.
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LETTER: Pledge defies Constitution
August 19Editor, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” (1st Amendment to the Constitution). This is where separation of church and state is clearly addressed in the Constitution. If it is required that the pledge of allegiance be recited by certain groups in current form then it clearly violates “no law respecting the establishment of religion.
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COLUMN: Campus pranks too high tech
August 19by Blackie Sherrod Knight Ridder-Tribune A news bulletin timidly edged into this concentration pattern, which was focused on the fourth race at Louisiana Downs. A faint voice from the periphery told about some college hacking into another college’s Web site, thereby learning some deep, dark secrets.
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LETTER: Lobo cartoon is blatantly racist
August 19Editor, I am writing regarding the political cartoon in your July 25 edition of the Daily Lobo. This is on page 4, in your “Opinion” section. I am frankly disgusted and appalled at this cartoon, depicting two Middle Eastern men, one saying to the other “You ever wonder why Israelis strap their bombs to jets instead of people?” while the other man has a bomb strapped to his back.
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LETTER: Strip club ads an insult to women and UNM
August 19Editor, Has our school opened a new department for strip clubs such as TD’s and Fantasy World, so that they can advertise on an entire page of the Daily Lobo and welcome us back to school? Is this an attractive way to adorn the cover page of a university newspaper that people look at as a hallmark of what is going on? Are we so down in money and funding Daily Lobos that we are only one step away from the out-loud porn ads? These ads keep the money going, true, but what about the ethics — or is that an old subject and belongs to the past? I believe being supported by the above mentioned clubs and printing their ads consistently in the Daily Lobo is not only an insult to all the women at UNM, but also defies the purpose of a university as an advocate of an educational organization.
